This week, all our office phones went dead and
> > I had to contact the telephone
> > repair people. They promised to be
> > out between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. When I
> > asked if they could give
> > me a smaller time window, the pleasant
> > gentleman asked, Would you
> > like us to call you before we come? I replied
> > that I didn't see how he
> > would be able to do that since our phones
> > weren't working. He also
> > requested that we report future outages by
> > email. Does YOUR email
> > work without a telephone Line?
> > Sounds like Pac Bell!
> >
> > IDIOTS AT WORK:
> > i was signing the receipt for my credit card
> > purchase when the clerk noticed
> > I had never signed my name on the back of the
> > credit card. She informed me
> > that she could not complete the transaction
> > unless the card was signed. When
> > I asked why, she explained that it was
> > necessary to compare it to the
> > signature I had just signed on the receipt. So
> > I signed the credit card in
> > front of her. She carefully compared the
> > signature to the one I had just
> > signed on the
> > receipt.
> > As luck would have it, they matched.
> >
> > IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:
> >
> > I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a
> > new neighbor call the local
> > township administrative office to request the
> > removal of the Deer Crossing
> > sign on our road. The reason: too many deer
> > were being hit by cars and he
> > didn't want them to cross there anymore.
> >
> > IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE:
> >
> > My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and
> > ordered a
> > taco. She asked ! the person behind the counter
> > for minimal
> > lettuce.He said he was sorry, but they only had
> > iceberg.
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #1:
> >
> > I was at the airport, checking in at the gate
> > when
> > an airport employee asked, Has anyone put
> > anything in your
> > baggage without your knowledge To which I
> > replied, If it was without
> > my knowledge, how would I know? He smiled
> > knowingly and nodded, That's why we
> > ask.
> > I agree with this one, they ask this all the
> > time.
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
> >
> > The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's
> > safe to cross the street. I was
> > crossing with an intellectually challenged
> > coworker of mine when she asked if
> > I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained
> > that it signals blind people
> > when the light is red. Appalled, she responded,
> > What on earth are blind
> > people doing driving?
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #3:
> >
> > At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear
> > coworker who was leaving the
> > company due to downsizing,our manager commented
> > cheerfully, This is fun. We
> > should do this more often. Not a word was
> > spoken. We all just looked at each
> > other with that deer-in-the-headlight stare.
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #4:
> > I work with an individual who plugged her power
> > strip back into itself and
> > for the life of her couldn't understand why her
> > system would not turn on.
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #5:
> >
> > When my husband and I arrived at an automobile
> > dealership to pick up our car,
> > we were told the keys had been locked in it. We
&! gt; > went to the service
> > department and found a mechanic working
> > feverishly to unlock the driver's
> > side door. As I watched from the passenger
> > side, I instinctively tried the
> > door handle and discovered that it was
> > unlocked. I announced to the
> > technician,It's open!
> > To which he replied, I know - I already got
> > that side.
> >
> > NOW DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER?
> > HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!